Cage.



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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 714,657, dated December2, 1992- llpplication filed $eptember 5, 1901. Serial No. 74,471. (Nomodel.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, CHARLES A. ANDERSON, a resident of Pittsburg, in thecounty of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new anduseful Improvement in Cages; and I do hereby declare the following to bea full, clear, and exact description thereof. 1

My invention relates to cages, and has special reference towire cagesfor use in holding combustible rubbish, vegetables, produce, fruit,61cc.

The object of my invention is to provide such a form of cage as will becheap and simple in construction and one which will permit combustiblerubbish to be collected and burned therein, as well as one which willhold vegetables, fruit, produce, &c., therein and prevent injury to andpilfering therefrom.

My invention consists, generally stated, in the novel arrangement,construction, and combination of parts,as hereinafter more speoiiicallyset forth and described, and particu-' larly pointed out in the claims.

To enable others skilled in the art to which my invention appertains toconstruct and use .my improved cage, 1 will describe the same morefully,referring to the accompanying drawings, in which--- 7 Figure 1 is afront perspective view of my improved cage. Fig. 2 is a side view of theupper portion of. the same. Fig. 3 is an enlarged plan view'showing themanner of forming the joint of the cage. Fig. 4B is alike view showingthe manner of connecting the bottom to the cage, and Fig. 5 is aperspective View of another form of my improved cage.

Like symbols of reference herein indicate like parts in each-of thefigures of the drawings.

As illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2, I have shown my improved cage 1 of theform preferred for use in collecting and burning combustible rubbish,820.; and it consists of the circular body portion 2, which is cut andformed from a sheet of wire of any suitable mesh and bent to shapearound a former or mandrel, if desired, of the required shape and size,and the strands 3 of the sheet forming the portion 2 preferably runningin vertical and horizontal lines at and 5, respectively, and are joinedtogether at their crossings 6 by any suitable unsoldered joint or twist7, while the horizontal strands 5 of the ends of the wire sheet formingthe body portion 2 are secured to each other or to the vertical strands4. by means of the unsoldered joints or twists 8, as shown in Fig.

The bottom 9 is preferably formed or cut from a sheet of wire the samemesh and size as the body portion 2, with the strands 10 of the bottom 9joined together by the unsoldered joints or twists 11 inlike manner andform as the body portion 2, while the strands 10 of the bottom 9 areconnected and seen red to the vertical and horizontal Wires 4L and 5 bymeans of the bent ends 12, and such bottom 9 is secured within the bodyportion 2 at some'distance above the base 2 thereof in order to form theupper and lower compartments 13 and 14, respectively.

The lid or top 15 of the cage 1 is preferably formed or cut from a sheetof Wire of the same mesh and size as the body portion 2 and bottom 9,with the strands 16 thereof joined together by the uns'oldered joints ortwists in like manner and form as the body portion 2 and bottom 9, andsuch lid or top 15 is preferably secured to the uppermost horizontalstrand 5 of the body portion 2 by means of the hinges 18, which are bentin a single piece of wire 19, which passes through the strands 16 of thetop 15 and acts to brace the same. The wire 19 has a hasp 20 benttherein, which extends down and is adapted to be sprung against thestrands 3 on the front of the body portion 2 when the lid or top 15 isclosed,

while extending beyond the hinges 18 of the wire 19 are the projections21, which are adapted to be sprung into position for engag ing with thestrands 3 on the rear of the body portion 2 when the lid or top 15 israised for holding said lid 01- top in its open position, as shown inFig. 2.

In Fig. 5 I have illustrated my improved cage 1 of the form preferredfor use in holding vegetables, produce, fruit, the. ,and in this exceptthat in such use the projections 21 on I thewiro 19 are done away withand are unnecessary, as in some cases the lid or top is required to bethrown back.

It Will be evident that the Wire sheets can be bent to the required sizefor the body portion, bottom, and lid and shipped in bulk, and in thiscase the lid can be provided with other forms of hinges for doing awaywith the projections thereon. It will also be evident that the ends ofthe body portion can be attached in any suitable manner as well as theends of the bottom to the body portion, while any suitable mesh of wovenwire or expanded metal can be used, if desired. It will thus be seenthat my improved cage will permit the collection of combustible rubbishand enable the same to be burned therein without injury to the cage inany manner and will enable the same to be burned rapidly by permittingthe air to enter under and through the bottom and sides thereof. Therubbish will be prevented from blowing away while being consurned, andthe offensive smoke usually incident to the use of such cages will bereduced to a minimum. When used for storing of vegetables, produce, orfruit, it will display the same at all times and from all points andwill prevent injury to the contents thereof by dogs or other animals andat the same time will prevent pilfering of the contents by any person.

It will be evident that the body portion of my improved cage can belengthened and used in a horizontal position for holding largequantities of rubbish, 850., in which case the body portion can have itsbottom run lengthwise of the same and such body portion be provided withtwo lids or covers on each end, so as to permit entrance on either sideof the bottom. These and various other modifications in the constructionand design of the various parts may be resorted to without departingfrom the spirit of the invention or sacrificing any of its advantages.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

l. A cage formed of a wire body portion and having the ends of the blankfor forming such body portion secured together by bend- ,ing the ends ofthe horizontal strands around the outer vertical strands of thebody-blank, a wire bottom secured therein at some distance above thebottom or base of the body portion by bending the ends of the wiresthereof around strands of said body portion, and a wire lid or tophinged to said body portion.

2. A cage formed of a wire body portion and having the ends of the blankfor forming such body portion secured together by bending the ends ofthe horizontal strands around the outer vertical strandsof thebody-blank, a wire bottom secured therein at some distance above thebottom or base of the body portion by bending the ends of the wiresthereof around strands of said body portion, a wire lid or top on saidbody portion, and a wire connected to said lid or top for bracing thesame and having bent ends thereon for hinging the lid or top to the bodyportion.

3. A cage formed of a wire body portion and having a wire bottom securedtherein at some distance above the bottom or base of the body portion, awire lid or top on said body portion, and a wire connected to said topor covering for bracing the same, said brace-wire having bent endsthereon for hinging the lid or top to the body portion, and a haspthereon adapted to be sprung against the body portion for holding saidlid or top in place.

4. A cage formed of a wire body portion and having the ends of the blankfor forming such body portion secured together by bending the ends ofthe horizontal strands around the outer vertical strands of thebody-blank, a wire bottom secured therein at some distance above thebottom or base of the body portion by bending the ends of the wiresthereof around strands of said body portion, a wire lid or top on saidbody portion, and a wire connected to said lid or top for bracing thesame, said brace-Wire having bent portions thereon for hinging the lidor top of the body portion and projections beyond said bent portions forengaging with the body portion to hold said lid or top in its raisedposition.

In testimony whereof I, the said CHARLES A. ANDERSON, have hereunto setmy hand.

CHARLES A. ANDERSON.

Witnesses:

J. N. 000102, JAMES L. WEHN.

